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Ah, Jay Baruchel and Allison Pill are engaged. -- (link) - Andie Mar 18, 12:40 1
- Awwww... (what the frak has he done to himself?) -- nm - nubby Mar 18, 12:41
FFS, my brain has somehow mashed up Friday with the Bieb's Baby. "It's Friday, Friday, Friday, OOOOOh". -- nm - Amy Mar 18, 12:40
Ooh, looks like Amoxy's catching the latest storm front....speaking of, he's been MIA for a couple of days? -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 18, 12:38 1
- I think he was on yesterday. We're getting pretty high winds here now, and some drizzle... - Stephen of Ireland Mar 18, 12:43
"There are two things I know about white people: they love Matchbox 20, and they are terrified of curses." -- nm - prayformojo Mar 18, 12:38
From the BB: only one restaurant for the rest of my life? Cheesecake Factory. - Blinky the Three Eyed Fish Mar 18, 12:38
Town built a massive seawall, 10m high (over 30 feet) to hold back tsunamis. The wave went right over it and destroyed the whole town. -- (link) - loosilu Mar 18, 12:31
There are worse names to have... -- (link) - znufrii Mar 18, 12:22 [youtube]
if you were forced at gun point to give your child a 'non-standard' name, what do you pick? - Andie Mar 18, 12:13 96
- Jovian -- nm - Jovian Mar 18, 12:42
- If I wanted to be really mean I'd go with "Saint". -- nm - Ender Mar 18, 12:41
- Not really uncommon but I've always liked Carter. -- nm - sycor Mar 18, 12:29
- Burma [after the femme fatale in Terry & the Pirates] -- nm - peglegpete Mar 18, 12:28 3
  - man, i loooooove terry and the pirates....nm - x Mar 18, 12:32 2
    - IMO, 1939 was the pinacle year in both art & storylines -- nm - peglegpete Mar 18, 12:34 1
      - yeah, that's the last stuff i read, '39-40. pretty spectacular....nm - x Mar 18, 12:38
- accident -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 12:28 1
  - mistake -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:29
- Aeryn Sun and with god as my witness Michael really, really wanted to name Logan, Talyn. -- nm - Amy Mar 18, 12:24 16
  - when minds collide! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:27
  - I've always like this spelling of Erin for some reason. -- nm - sycor Mar 18, 12:27
  - So... is Logan your son's real name? - con_carne Mar 18, 12:26 11
    - Yeah. We tried to keep him "Bub" on the interwebs, but that lasted about a second. -- nm - Amy Mar 18, 12:27 4
      - do you call him that in real life? like is that going to be his family nick name from now on? -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:30 3
        
        We do. He knows it's his nickname, too. We had a whole conversation about it just the other day. -- nm - Amy Mar 18, 12:31 2
        
        we call our oldest Mumpy. Youngest is Nut. -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 12:34 1
        
        let's play: is it a Rhode Island food item or one of Beaker's kids? -- nm - moles Mar 18, 12:35
    - Kal El -- nm - moles Mar 18, 12:26 5
      - That's my nephew's (on my wife's side) name. - Stephen of Ireland Mar 18, 12:32 4
        
        getting back to the hax chat: kal-el - that's when it's just unfair to the kid and the parents are being selfish. - Diva Mar 18, 12:35 3
        
        Exactly. But then his dad was named after some famous Mexican singer that his mom was in love with... - Stephen of Ireland Mar 18, 12:41
        
        and this sounds a lot harsher than I meant it to come across. - sorry about that. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 12:39 1
        
        Heh no worries, I said the same thing. -- nm - Stephen of Ireland Mar 18, 12:44
  - "Tudyk" -- nm - nubby Mar 18, 12:25
  - good thing you wear the pants (sadly) in your house. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 18, 12:25
- McLovin -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Mar 18, 12:23 2
  - some future pet is getting this name cause I love it so much - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:33
  - "McLovin's never existed because that's a made up dumb FUCKING FAIRY TALE NAME." -- nm - Qale Mar 18, 12:31
- upforadoption...nm - x Mar 18, 12:22 4
  - i hear they're doing wonderful things with orphanages these days -- nm - moles Mar 18, 12:24 3
    - just ask Esther. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 12:28
    - so basketonthedoorstep?....nm - x Mar 18, 12:27
    - please sir, may I have some more? -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 12:25
- If it were my son? Sue -- nm - I'm not dead yet ! Mar 18, 12:21 3
  - you know how that ends right? -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 12:24
  - or maybe Annikin ... just so the other boys could tease him w/ the Anni nickname -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Mar 18, 12:22 1
    - such excellent parenting instincts. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 12:22
- Tanin -- nm - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 18, 12:21 8
  - I wanted to name a boy: Talon Micheal - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:22 7
    - get the fuck out. -- nm - Amy Mar 18, 12:25 6
      - early 90s - not sure where my head was at - but I loved it. - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:27 5
        
        Ahhh! He vetoed John! -- nm - Amy Mar 18, 12:29 1
        
        this is odd - so very odd -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:32
        
        sounds like the name of a hero in a paranormal romance book. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 12:28 2
        
        I would not doubt this at all - I read volumes of that stuff at the time -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:28 1
        
        I used to. Now it seems all I read is EW and bridal magazines. - Diva Mar 18, 12:30
- I still like Afton, though it goes poorly with my last name. -- nm - nubby Mar 18, 12:20
- Logan -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 12:20
- Ludwig -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 12:20
- Yes, you'll know where from, but I always liked Tristan for a boy. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 18, 12:18 2
  - I don't think that one's so unusual anymore. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 12:20
  - i know two of them. they are both under 5. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 12:19
- Augustus -- nm - Stephen of Ireland Mar 18, 12:18 9
  - Spartacus -- nm - Jim Mar 18, 12:20
  - call him Caesar. -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 12:20 2
    - Only after I'm dead and not a day sooner! -- nm - Stephen SI Mar 18, 12:21 1
      - Heh -- nm - Stephen of Ireland Mar 18, 12:26
  - That is *awesome* - con_carne Mar 18, 12:19 4
    - I petitioned for several "Roman" names with our first...the wife poo-pooed them all. - Stephen of Ireland Mar 18, 12:28 3
      - Have I mentioned that my twin's son's middle name is Roman? - con_carne Mar 18, 12:30 2
        
        That is awesome -- nm - Stephen of Ireland Mar 18, 12:34 1
        
        It came damn close to being his first name. ("Nicholas" won out on that score) -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 12:36
- Tiara - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:18
- Ank1 (it would my awesome way of saying Anquan) or Jetson -- nm - MDH Mar 18, 12:17
- pepper for a chick. I could never have a dude kid because there are no good names out there. - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 18, 12:17 3
  - her best friend would be called salt. win-win. -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 12:17 2
    - Chet Salt. they solve mysteries in elementary school -- nm - moles Mar 18, 12:19 1
      - start writing. -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 12:20
- Sanya -- nm - Qale Mar 18, 12:16
- die bastard die -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 12:16
- Does Dagny count? That's the one I push for that the wife keeps vetoing. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 18, 12:16 5
  - You and Rand Paul. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 12:19
  - 'Bridger' for a boy (the wife supports this one). -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 18, 12:16
  - you're joking. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 12:16 2
    - Nope, she actually vetos it! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 18, 12:20 1
      - it's awful. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 12:32
- Worcester Q. Jones -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 12:16 1
  - alternately, Denego or Mrs. 12D - znufrii Mar 18, 12:18
- Corregidor -- nm - prayformojo Mar 18, 12:16
- Axl. -- nm - Jim Mar 18, 12:15
- i actually like things like Tuesday. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 12:15
- Mexican or Indian food. - Diva Mar 18, 12:14 11
  - love you - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:20 5
    - But seriously probably Declan. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 12:21 4
      - My friend's son is Devlyn. -- nm - Amy Mar 18, 12:25 2
        
        that's kind of cute. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 12:27 1
        
        They call him Devo! -- nm - Amy Mar 18, 12:30
      - sounds better than it looks - but I like it. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:23
  - *releases the safety on the gun*..... -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 12:15 2
    - Vitiligo! Don't shoot! -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 12:19 1
      - *laughing* -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 12:22
  - Taco for a boy, Tandoori for a girl. -- nm - Roger More Mar 18, 12:15 1
    - "Wednesday night is Taco Night. You're eating my brother?"! -- nm - moles Mar 18, 12:16
- Monalisa. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 12:14 1
  - honestly - I think it's beautiful - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:21
120 mins left -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 12:10
Happy birthday, Bruce Pearl. -- nm - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 18, 12:07 2
- look on the bright side, you guys will always have Pat Summit -- nm - moles Mar 18, 12:09 1
  - I'm not giving up hope on Pearl yet. He's clearly not resigning. -- nm - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 18, 12:13
bonus friday hax chat q: is it cruel or selfish of parents to give their baby an unusual name? (the one in question here: October) - moles Mar 18, 12:05 34
- eh - kids can be pretty cruel - and they have no idea how quickly it will be shortened - Epiphany Mar 18, 12:20
- I'm more lenient on "unusual" than on "oddly spelled". I'd take "October" in a second over something like "Meshell" -- nm - Ender Mar 18, 12:16 3
  - This is a good point. - Reagen Mar 18, 12:18
  - my brutha -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 12:18
  - khurtiss!! -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 18, 12:17
- A lifetime of questions and comments? QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS? THE HORROR! - Dr.Vermin Mar 18, 12:15 1
  - and if it's not, they have to deal with that plus the teasing. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 12:16
- also, happy birthday adolf hitler! -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 18, 12:13
- It's a benefit. -- nm - Qale Mar 18, 12:12
- fun fact: October was actually a name under consideration when we had Abby - prayformojo Mar 18, 12:12
- I have no issue with that particular name, but some parents ought to be ashamed - TWuG Mar 18, 12:12
- Stacatto Mamba? -- nm - peglegpete Mar 18, 12:10
- better than the person I dealt with at work named Anakin Skywalk Jones*. - sycor Mar 18, 12:08 8
  - Jar Jar was popular that year. -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 12:13
  - that's saddling a kid with a *lot* of baggage -- nm - moles Mar 18, 12:12 2
    - they were suprised when he had ADHD and behavior problems. -- nm - sycor Mar 18, 12:13 1
      - I'd blame the mitochlorines -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 12:14
  - jesus, if you have to be that geeky, why pick a character that sucks? -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 12:09 3
    - Yeah his parent's deserved to be smacked. I guess it could have been worse though. - sycor Mar 18, 12:12
    - wait. aren't you a "never seen starwars"er? -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 18, 12:12 1
      - of course not. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 12:12
- I say, if you really love it, stick to your guns, but, yes, your child will be teased (kids get teased for everything). On the other hand, once you - Andie Mar 18, 12:07 8
  - but it's barely shortenable. toby? ocky? berry? no. -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 18, 12:11 1
    - oh, i don't love October. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 12:12
  - Compromise: use it as a middle name. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 12:08 5
    - Either that or use it as her nickname. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 12:11
    - First name: seven -- nm - Roger More Mar 18, 12:11 2
      - "Twelthof" -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 12:12
      - NAME THIEF! -- nm - George Costanza Mar 18, 12:12
    - I like this. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 12:08
- They just want to call her birthday "Octoberfest" -- nm - Roger More Mar 18, 12:07 1
  - It just occurred to me, if they already know it's a girl, she will almost certainly NOT be born in October. that's dumb. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 12:08
- I'm not a fan of it. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 12:06 1
  - this. Although the "that time of the month again" jokes would be stellar -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 12:11
Roger More is funny -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 12:04
"Oh, Diablo Canyon 2, why can't you be more like Diablo Canyon 1?" -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 12:03 4
- Purple is a fruit! -- nm - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 18, 12:07 3
  - "You're operating without a T-437? Oh my God, Springfield, this isnt -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 12:09 2
    - happening!" -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 12:09 1
      - "My son has never been to Hong Kong." -- nm - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 18, 12:14
no nukes -- nm - moles Mar 18, 12:03 1
- what about the libyans then? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 12:05
Woooo -- nm - JenBro Mar 18, 12:03

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